Résultats pour "Nick" dans Science-fiction et fantasy

It all starts with a single dead person coming back to life. Within three days, the undead have taken over most of town. Despite heroic efforts and swift initiatives from the government, disaster keeps spiraling. Soon, the infection reaches the nation's borders, threatening to become a worldwide pandemic.

Nick has his driver's license and he's not afraid to use it. But turning 16 isn't what he thought it would be. While other boys his age are worried about prom dates and applying for college, Nick is neck deep in enemies out to stop him from living another day. No longer sure if he can trust anyone, his only ally seems to be the one person he's been told will ultimately kill him. But life spent serving the undead is anything except ordinary. And those out to get him have summoned an ancient force so powerful even the gods fear it.

Since the brutal murder of the royal family twenty years ago, the once thriving and prosperous kingdom has been crumbling. Half the city is a derelict slum town, while the other half of the city continues to maintain their old way of upper-class life. Shiloh Morgan and Sopher Brooks live completely opposite lives. Shiloh, also known as "Proph," is the leader of the largest and most notorious gang in the Kingdom of Annarose while Sopher is training at the Royal Guard Academy to be a soldier and is near the top of his class.

Für Mia ändert sich alles, als sie beim Hören eines uralten Buchs in ein fremdes und magisches Reich gerissen wird. Nymphen, Nixen und Elfen sind dort nicht nur etwas völlig Alltägliches – sondern sie verfolgen zum Teil gefährliche Pläne. Doch zwischen den Schatten dieser unberechenbaren Welt begegnet Mia Liam, einem rätselhaften Jäger mit scharfem Verstand. Während sie gemeinsam herauszufinden versuchen, warum sich Mia hier so seltsam zu Hause fühlt, knistert es immer mehr zwischen ihnen. Aber kann Mia Liam wirklich vertrauen oder birgt auch er ein Geheimnis?

It all begins with a single dead person coming back to life. One flesh-eating corpse roaming a lonely house. Until three unknowing teenagers stop by. Trapped in the basement, they must fight not only for their lives, but the fate of the world. If the infection gets out, disaster will spiral.

Nach dem mysteriösen Tod ihrer Eltern besitzt die junge Vampirin Mina nichts mehr – keine Familie, kein Zuhause, keine Zukunft. Auf der Suche nach sich selbst begegnet sie dem ebenso rätselhaften wie verwirrend anziehenden Oliver, der ihr einen Platz an seiner Night Academy anbietet. Doch die altehrwürdige Universität wird von Vampiradligen regiert, die Machtkämpfe untereinander austragen. Als Mina zwischen die Fronten gerät, muss sie bald erkennen, dass ihre Rolle in den Konflikten größer ist, als sie glaubt – und dass der charismatische Oliver der Letzte ist, an den sie ihr Herz verlieren sollte.

From the moment he was born a god of light and darkness, Xevikan Daraxerxes was rejected by those who should have embraced him. A child of both realms, he was embraced by none. His is a lonely path that he's walked for centuries as he's done his best to avoid the divine politics of his parents. But one can only stay neutral for so long. Now, Xev must face his past and learn from his mistakes. The world is in turmoil and his best friend and brother are facing enemies at every turn.

Game of Thrones meets Graceling in this thrilling fantasy filled with shocking twists and heart-pounding action, the highly anticipated sequel to Snow Like Ashes. This action-packed series is perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and A Court of Thorns and Roses. It's been three months since...

Alicia Hareton is crazy. But that's nothing new. Her insanity is inherited from her mother, just like her magical abilities and her blood ties to the strange and alluring world of Amar. She's spent her life on Earth, and yet Amar has always called to her—an intoxicating melody that she cannot ignore. Returning to Amar would put her life in danger, but Alicia has never let such technicalities stop her before. However, when her mother is captured due to her reckless actions, Alicia will do anything to rescue her.

Connor Jackson lives a quiet life in Lower Molehampton. He lives in the house he was born and brought up in and, apart from his secretive job as a civil servant, he pretty much lives an ordinary life. That is until one morning, when Connor is woken up by something, so he decides to investigate. He notices a massive molehill in the middle of his back garden; molehills have always been a feature in Lower Molehampton, but there appear to be more than ever now, and this one is huge.

It’s an ordinary Monday. Until everything changes forever. At 2:44 PM, a mysterious crack appears in the sky. Anyone unfortunate enough to look up is immediately struck blind. What’s worse, their mind is wiped clean, replaced with a vicious urge to kill anyone within reach.

Nick Gautier is tired of his destiny. He doesn't want to be the son of a demon who's fated to end the world. Nor does he want to see another demon or other preternatural creature who wants to kill or enslave him. He just wants to be normal and have normal problems like everyone else. But normality isn't all it's cracked up to be. When he gets sucked into an alternate reality where his mother has married his mentor and his Atlantean god best friend has become a human geek, he begins to understand that no life is free of pain, and that every person has a specific place in the universe.

At 14, Nick Gautier thinks he knows everything about the world around him. Streetwise, tough and savvy, his quick sarcasm is the stuff of legends - until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior who has more fighting skills than Chuck Norris, Nick is sucked into the realm of the Dark-Hunters: immortal vampire slayers who risk everything to save humanity.

Dan and William are trying to get out of the country. But that proves a lot more difficult than they imagined. The undead aren't the only ones standing in their way. Mille is aboard the ferry headed for Sweden. Unfortunately, so is the virus. Reluctantly, she's forced to try and stop the infection from spreading before the ferry reaches its destination. Ever marching on, the undead have reached several countries across Europe, leaving death and chaos in their wake. The fate of the world seems still closer to the brink....

The end is getting closer and the last hope for humanity is dying. The hours tick by with lightning speed as our last survivors grasp for one more desperate attempt at stopping the pandemic before it can turn the entire world's population into flesh eating corpses....

Our survivors face daunting odds in their quest to find a way to save the world from the brink of collapse. The dead are growing in numbers rapidly, and hope seems like a distant dream.

Owen Webber is a former unpopular kid that has betrayed his own values and reinvented himself as a teenager with an insatiable appetite for danger. To cement his new image and secure his place within the ranks of the popular crowd, he has decided to undertake one of the most dangerous challenges in Fallen Oaks—the Haunted House Marathon—a contest where six players face five of the most haunted places during Halloween night. Not believing in the paranormal, Owen thinks this will be a joke, but he soon finds that the supernatural is no laughing matter.

Zombies, demons, vampires, shapeshifters - another day in the life of Nick Gautier - and those are just his friends. But now that he's accepted the demon that lives inside him, he must learn to control it and temper the very emotions that threaten the lives of everyone he cares for. Something that's hard to do while trying to stay off the menus of those who want his head on a platter. And no one wants him more than the dark gods who created his race.

Henry Long doesn't have a heart. Since the Tragedies, he doesn't have much: just an annoying low-watt buzz from his makeshift transplant, skinny arms, and a dusty library attic from which he charts the slow progress of reconstruction in the Green Zone, the last habitable neighborhood of his troubled coastal city. While his parents work on making the Green Zone independent from a federal government that appears to have abandoned them, Henry himself feels increasingly left on his own.

Pearlbreaker Jesse Fisher is on a mission to free as many Drifters as he can - ignoring the direct orders of Captain Alkine. When a mysterious red pearl sets Jesse free from the Skyship brig, he uses it as an opportunity to rescue Cassius from Theo, Madame’s newest protégé. With Skyship agents in hot pursuit, Cassius and Jesse learn they are the children of Haven rebels, sent to Earth to continue the battle against Haven’s totalitarian regime. Outnumbered, their only hope for survival rests on an uneasy alliance with Madame and their other Earth-bound enemies.